A statue to commemorate the life of former Cambridge United player and manager Chris Turner will be unveiled this afternoon.

The St Neots-born defender came to the Us somewhat late in his career after spending nine years at, and playing more than 300 games for, Peterborough United.

After leaving Posh, Turner had spells in the United States with Connecticut Bicentennials and New England Tea Men, and in England with Luton Town before joining Cambridge in 1979 and making 19 appearances.

He once again left for the States, and a second spell with the Tea Men, after one season, then returned to England with Swindon Town before making his way back to Cambridge – this time staying for three season and making 71 appearances before finishing his career at Southend.

A year after retiring as a player, Turner was appointed as Ken Shellito's successor as Cambridge manager in 1985, staying in charge for five years and paving the way for the success of the John Beck years.

Indeed, much of the squad he built would be form Beck's swuad which went from Division Four to Division Two and came so close to making it into the top flight.

He went on to repeat the trick as Peterborough manager too before becoming the club's owner for four years, until handing the reins to Barry Fry in 1996.

Turner returned to Cambridge for a final time as a coach 10 years later, under Lee Power's tenure, but was soon after diagnosed with dementia. He passed away in April 2015, aged 64.

The £80,000 sculpture, created by Sean Hedges-Quinn, will be positioned outside the main stand at Peterborough's London Road stadium.